Neo Soul -- In Stock -- 12-inch  

One of the greatest cosmic soul tunes of the 21st century so far -- a snapping keys-on-beats number from Amp Fiddler, destined to reopen Detroit as the new soul capitol of the world! The Blacksmith mix of the tune adds in a bit heavier R&B groove (as you'd guess from the title), especially in... read more

A cool 4 track sampler of mellow spare neo classic soul off India Arie's debut LP. Wrapped up in a really cool envelope styled picture sleeve -- and you get 2 copies of the 12" in the package! Sweet!... read more

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A great little tune from Erykah Badu -- smooth, mellow, with a nice downtempo vibe, but still a warm finish that works perfectly with her voice! This is the kind of tune that made us all fall in love with her right away -- and which still sounds great years later!... read more

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An excellent upbeat club number -- sung in Japanese by the lovely Bird, and produced by Shinichi Osawa of Mondo Grosso. The track's probably one of our favorites from Bird's latest LP -- and it's got these kick-start beats at the beginning that are mixed with burst of strings that sound totally... read more

The Heavies' jazz funk groove is given a bit of a modern R&B kick in this promo-only single from the mid 90s. Still pretty strong all the way through -- even if it is a bit of pandering for the US market -- but the guitar instrumental's nice!... read more

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Mixes by King Britt, DJ Cam, and Jay Denes.... read more

Featuring Slick Rick, with production on both the LP & remix by ?uestlove of the Roots.... read more

A-side produced by the Neptunes featuring Kelis, B-side by Premier, with Donell Jones.... read more

A pair of classic funky soul styled numbers from Ann Arbor, MI's Mayer Hawthorne -- whose earlier 10-inch EP for Stones Throw came out of nowhere and kind of blew us away, and this follow up 12-inch is just as great, and even more indebted to 70s soul sounds! "Maybe So, Maybe No" starts... read more

One of the housiest Incognito singles we've ever heard -- with heavy beats, lots of bass, and plenty of keyboards!... read more

Brilliant work from Jose James -- one of the most compelling vocalists we've heard in recent years! "Park Bench" is a laidback, mellow groover with plenty of keyboards in the rhythms -- and a cut that almost hits the best 70s territory of Gil Scott-Heron or Terry Callier, especially... read more

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Sweet vocals from Amel, gliding through raps by The Roots -- a strong combination that makes for a dreamy track -- given a nice edge by the descending chords of the samples in the backdrops.... read more

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Smooth niceness from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite -- served up here on a pic sleeve single with a bunch of nice mixes!... read more

The stepper's mid 90's retro-classic that helped establish this "new classic soul" movement, served up here in 5 mixes, including the super-chilled "Mellosmoothe". One of the best tracks off the Urban Hang Suite LP -- spare funky soul, with lots of warm classic touches, a funky... read more

A great one from Maxwell -- smooth, mellow, sexy, and with a great Marvin Gaye kind of groove overall. The cut's presented here in an extended single that features the cut as "The Opus" -- and each part is connected together in a slyly soulful way!... read more

Split single, not a collaboration.... read more

An excellent remake of Bill Withers' classic! Me'Shell does a great job with the track -- keeping the solid 70s groove, but adding in some nice contemporary inflection to spice the track up!... read more

Pirahnahead remixes of 2 of the best tracks from Shuya Okino's United Legends album -- both of them great! "Shine" features soaring, soulful vocals from Diviniti -- stretching out majestically over the top of a groove that's also filled with plenty of jazz, thanks to additional horns... read more

A great little track from Omar -- one that features some excellent guest work from Common! Common throws in some rhymes towards the end of the main vocal version -- but is then joined by Rodney P, Cantibe, & Ashman on the fuller rap main version here -- a track that mostly relegates Omar's... read more

A new version of one of our favorite slow funk tunes ever! The Platinum Pied Pipers remake "Ridin High" with a groove that's even slower than the original -- spacing out in a great way in these Bling 47 remixes, which make the song sound even more stoned than before! "Open Your... read more

The second single from this excellent California group -- one of the tightest American acts we've heard in years! Rebirth work in a style that's got bits of the classic Brand New Heavies groove, but a much fuller approach overall -- one that mixes together equal parts funky jazz and Neo Soul --... read more

Raphael duets with D'Angelo on this one -- a mixture of warm beats and intertwined vocals -- stepping along slowly with a slightly sinister groove. D'Angelo's presence is a welcome one to our ears -- stretching out past Raphael's vocals with a bubbling groove that's quite nice!... read more

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Though you may have heard this song a few too many times on the radio, that doesn't take away from it's greatness. Smooth soul production courtesy Raphael Saadiq.... read more

One piece of the double 12" promo version of King Britt's remake of the Indeep classic. Worth it for the Prophecy mixes, which are the most soulful, and which have a heavier groove!... read more

A double 12" promo version of King Britt's remake of the Indeep classic. Worth it for the Prophecy mixes, which are the most soulful, and which have a heavier groove!... read more

A great groover from the early 90s -- crossover party sounds, served up here in lots of mixes!... read more